JAVS Fall 1989

Viola Faculty and Orchestra Conductor

At the San Francisco Conservatory, we have a faculty for great music.

Paul Hersh, form er violist and pianist of t he Len ox Quartet, st udied viola with William Primrose and attende d Yale Unive rsity . He has performed with th e San Francisco Symphony , the San Francisco Chambe r Orc hestra and man y ot he r gro ups . He has also mad e a number of recordings and has been artist -in -resid en ce at universities and mu sic festivals in t he U.S. and Europe . Isadore Tinkleman st udied with Kor tsch ak and Weinstock at the Manha t tan Schoo l of Music and with Raphael Bron stein in pri vate lesson s. He head ed the Violin Dep artment at th e Portland Schoo l of Music before becoming direct or of th e Portl and Community Music Center. Geraldine Walther, princip al violist of the San Francisco Sympho ny , is former assistant princip al of t he Pi t tsburgh Sympho ny and a participant in the Santa Fe Chambe r Music Festival. She st ud ied at th e Curt is Institut e of Music wi th Michael Tr ee and at t he Manhat tan Sch ool of Music with Lillian Fu ch s , and won fir st prize in the William Primrose Viola Compet it ion in 1979 . Denis de Coteau, mu sic director and con du ctor for t he San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, has conduc te d dance compa nies , yout h orchest ras and maj or sympho nies t hroughout t he world . He has receiv ed a va r iety of awards and comme ndations , earned his B.A. and M.A. in music fr om New York Unive rs ity , and holds a D.M.A. fr om Stanford Unive rs ity . Newly appo inted .

Don Ehrlich, form er princip al viola of t he Toled o Sympho ny and a former member of t he Stanfo rd St ring Quartet, curre ntly serves as ass istant princip al viola of t he San Fr ancisco Symphony. He received his B.M. from Obe r lin Conservatory , his M.M. from t he Manhattan Schoo l of Music and his D.M.A. from th e University of Michi gan . Leonid Gesin is a member of t he San Fr ancisco Symphony and severa l chambe r mu sic gro ups including the San Francisco Chamber Orchest ra . He st udied with A.G. Sosi n at the Leningrad State Conse rva to ry , the n performed with th e Leningrad State Philharmoni c and taught be for e emigrating to th e United State s .

St ude n ts from a ro und the wo r ld come to t he San Fra ncisco Conse rva tory o f Music for severa l reas on s: • A st ude nt -teache r ra t io sma lle r t ha n 5 to I .

• Th e oppo r t un ity to st udy wi th a n e xce ptiona l facul ty in one o f th e world's mos t. di ve rse an d e xci t ing cu lt u ra l ce nte rs . • Ex te nsive performanc e op po rt uniti es both on campus a nd around th e city . Conce r ts an d rec ital s a rc pr esented at th e Conse rva tory 's Hellman Hall nearl y e ve ry day of the sc hool year. Offcri ny the Mast er ofMusic, Bachelor ofMils ic, and Mus ic Diploma. Founded 191 7. Milt on Sa lkind, Pres ident . For mo re in format ion co n tac t th e Office of Stu de nt Se rv ices . San Francisco Conservatory of Music

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